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Saussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2800-5200m
Descriptionleaves sessile, elliptic, 3-10cm, green, subglabrous, entire or obscurely denticulate, obtuse, capitula solitary, sessile in rosette or terminal on scape
Size3-25cm
Colorblue-purple
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typerosette
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Saussurea superba J.Anthony, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 212 (1934)

c. China, Qinghai, Tibet
36 CHC CHN CHQ CHT

2800-5200m

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